W32/VBSAuto-A

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:02 Sep 2009 23:19:26 (GMT)
Type: Win32 worm Last Updated:02 Sep 2009 23:19:26 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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Characteristics

  • Turns off anti virus applications
  • Installs itself in the registry
  • Opens links to websites

Affected Operating Systems

Windows

Recovery Instructions:

Please follow the instructions for removing worms.

The following registry entries should be restored manually:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wscsvc
Start

The following registry entries should be deleted manually:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\<path to security software>
Debugger
<Windows>\<randomname>.exe

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